Posts Tagged ‘raw foods’

The “Raw Food Revolution” is literally sweeping the nation right now.  Celebrities are going totally raw and raw restaurants are increasingly gaining popularity and appeal.

Raw foodies boast better health, glowing skin, as well as improved energy.  Although totally eating raw is one of the healthiest diets you could possibly eat, it still has one flaw: convenience.

Unless you live in LA or New York, you probably don’t have a raw restaurant in close vicinity, …

When you eat raw foods the enzymes needed to unlock its specific nutrients are included within it. When you eat cooked foods, the enzymes, which are killed by heat, are no longer in the food. In that case, your pancreas must produce the enzymes needed to break the food down to the smallest molecular level.

What most people don't realize is that eating cooked foods puts an unnecessary burden on your pancreas, ultimately distracting it from its main job: Strengthening …